Eternal Fire by Milo Hurley

Eternal Fire

by Milo Hurley

When I see the heaven on fire,

Flames of cirrus ripping across the sky,

I think of the uncertainty of desire

which fades so quickly into day or night.

For some, my fire has faded into day.

Into the pale blue of "just a friend,"

Or into friendship overcast with gray

Because the fire kindled left a wound.

Or worse, the reds have faded into night:

Liquid fire my heart no longer pumped

Because it burned to ashes in a fight.

Leaving nothing but a charcoal stump.

But as my fire paints the sky for you,

I pray it be with everlasting hue.